Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury. About a year after I adopted simplicity, my friend Becky came to visit. It was 2013 and I’d worked steadily…
Category: Family Life
We’re three months away from moving day, which means I’ve begun to take a hard, close look at the possessions in our minimalist home. While I’m already in the habit…
“Time to tidy up the toys,” I announced after dinner last month. My request was met by a novel “nooooo” from our 7-and-3-year-old daughters. My announcement wasn’t new—our evening routine…
A question I frequently hear from readers this time of year goes like this: “How do you handle holiday gifts? I struggle every year to keep toys to a minimum.…
“A few years ago, my mom dropped off 10 boxes of stuff from my childhood. What do I do with it?” This is a question I get at almost all…
We’re officially diving into homeschooling. It’s not what we had planned, but like many families, feel it’s a prudent choice—at least for this year. As I’ve been looking at curriculum,…
After welcoming our third baby into our family two weeks ago, I’ve found my usually active self spending significant stretches of time settled in our Lazy Boy. Amidst the frequent…
When I first began pursuing minimalism a year and a half ago, I remember returning from the grocery store to a less-than-subtle surprise. I’d only been out an hour while…
People have been asking us lately what it’s like for a family of four “sheltering in place” in a 1,000-square-foot apartment. Do you go stir crazy? Do you have enough…
A couple weeks ago I received some parenting advice that’s created a new sense of calm in our household. It’d been a week full of joys, but stressors too. My…